circum

around

Spelled circum · circum 'around, round about'

Latin circum meant around: circumference is the line carried around, circumnavigators sail around Earth, and circumspect people look around before acting.

Words built from it

circumference — the distance around a circle or shape
circum- (around) + fer (carry)
circumstance — a condition or fact surrounding an event
circum- (around) + stan (stand)
circumvent — to find a way around an obstacle or rule
circum- (around) + vent (come)
circumnavigate — to travel all the way around something
circum- (around) + navigare (to sail)
circumspect — careful to consider all circumstances before acting
circum- (around) + spect (look)
circumscribe — to restrict within limits
circum- (around) + scrib (write)
circumlocution — a roundabout way of speaking
circum- (around) + loc (speak)

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Related word parts

loc/loq — speech
spec — look at, observe